Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Europe

A world map highlights (blue) the members of the European Monetary Union: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, and Cyprus.

Current members of the European Monetary Union

Countries

European Union

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

District of Columbia

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Nunavut

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Kentucky

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

New Mexico

Kansas

Wisconsin

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Alberta

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

None

A map illustrates areas at risk of soil degradation worldwide, categorized by serious concern, some concern, stable terrain, and non-vegetated land.

Levels of concern for there to be a decline in soil quality caused by its improper use, usually for agricultural, pastoral, industrial, or urban purposes.

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

The map shows areas at risk of soil degradation using different colors. Areas of Serious Concern (light pink): North America: Great Plains, southwestern deserts, and Mississippi Valley. Central America: Most of the land. South America: Lands along the Andes mountains, parts of interior and coastal Brazil. Europe: Mostly in Eastern Europe. Africa: Near the Mediterranean in North Africa; lands of the Sahel along the southern border of the Sahara; in and around Nigeria in West Africa; the island of Madagascar; smaller patches in East Africa and southern Africa. Asia: Central and eastern China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, the islands of Borneo, and the Philippines. Australia: Southeast Australia has a small area of serious concern. Areas of Some Concern (light purple): Found in scattered regions across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Stable Terrain (light blue): These areas include parts of North America mostly in Canada, South America in parts of Brazil, and in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Nonvegetated Land (dark blue): Predominantly in desert regions such as the Sahara, Central Asia, and parts of Australia.

World

Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography

Abbeville

Acadia

Accomack

Adair

Adams

Addison

Adjuntas

Aguada

Aguadilla

Aguas Buenas

Aibonito

Aiken

Aitkin

Alachua

Alamance

Alameda

Alamosa

Albany

Albemarle

Alcona

Alcorn

Aleutians East Borough

Aleutians West Census Area

Alexander

Alexandria City

Alfalfa

Alger

Allamakee

Allegan

Allegany

Alleghany

Allegheny

Allen

Allendale

Alpena

Alpine

Amador

Amelia

Amherst

Amite

Añasco

Anchorage Municipality

Anderson

Andrew

Andrews

Androscoggin

Angelina

Anne Arundel

Anoka

Anson

Antelope

Antrim

Apache

Appanoose

Appling

Appomattox

Aransas

Arapahoe

Archer

Archuleta

Arecibo

Arenac

Arlington

Armstrong

Aroostook

Arroyo

Arthur

Ascension

Ashe

Ashland

Racial groups in the U.S.: Whites (Blue) in North America (Oklahoma, Wyoming), Blacks (pink) in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Asians (orange) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, and American Indians and Alaska Natives (green) in North and South Dakota.

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)	Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation				Largest Racial Group (U.S.)
Value	Areas of serious concern	Areas of some concern	Stable terrain	Nonvegetated land	Value

	23.0%	35.0%	31.0%	10.1%